# Memristor Equations: Incomplete Physics and Undefined Passivity/Activity

@article{Sundqvist2017MemristorEI,
title={Memristor Equations: Incomplete Physics and Undefined Passivity/Activity},
author={K. Sundqvist and D. Ferry and L. Kish},
journal={Fluctuation and Noise Letters},
year={2017},
volume={16},
pages={1771001}
}
• Published 2017
• Physics, Computer Science
• Fluctuation and Noise Letters
In his seminal paper, Chua presented a fundamental physical claim by introducing the memristor, “The missing circuit element”. The memristor equations were originally supposed to represent a passive circuit element because, with active circuitry, arbitrary elements can be realized without limitations. Therefore, if the memristor equations do not guarantee that the circuit element can be realized by a passive system, the fundamental physics claims about the memristor as “missing circuit element… Expand
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